Andrea’s Audio Minute – Minimal Pairs Exercises L and R.

This is another FREE English Lesson from Andrea with ESL Basics. Using a minimal pair exercise, Andrea helps you focus on the differences between pronouncing the letter R versus the letter L. Minimal Pairs Exercises help isolate small differences between two words and will help you take your pronunciation to the next level. Listen to today’s “Audio Minute” lesson, “Minimal Pairs L vs. R – Pronunciation Practice” on Soundcloud.

Audio Transcript of this Free English Lesson:

I’m Andrea with ESL Basics, and this is your “Audio Minute”. Today, I’m going to compare the sounds “ra” and “la”. “Ra” as in “R” and “la” as in “L”. We will practice these by saying minimal pairs. Minimal pairs are when two words are said and only one sound in the two words is different.

You can repeat after me. The first word with be the word with the sound “ra” as in “R” and the second word will be the word with the sound “la” as in “L”. So say them with me!

Read Lead
Rake Lake
Arrive Alive
Rock Lock
Corrected Collected
Right Light
Pirate Pilot
Pray Play
Wrong Long

These were minimal pairs comparing the sounds “ra” as in “R” and “la” as in “L” and I’m Andrea with ESL Basics.

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